Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-01-05
SENATOR JOHN A. LOGAN.S REMAINS.

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rotunda of the Capitol, which had been
draped in black. Prayer was offered by
the pastor before the removal, and the re-
mains were then escorted to the Capitol by
uniformed platoons Of Grand Army men.
The funeral certege reached the Capitol at
1.3O, where crowd of 1000 persons had al
ready assembled. At o'clock the lid of
the casket was removed, aud the public was
permitted to view the remains. The casket
rested upon the bier which supported Presi-
dents Lincoln and Garfield, Chief Justice
Chase and Representative Thad. Stevens.
The heavy black cloth with which it is COW
cred was last used on the occasion of Presi-
dent Linceln's funeral. Military guards Of
honor, fully uniformed and ACQUIRED, stood
on either side of the bier.
1t is impossible to even roughly estimate
the number of persons who passed through
the rotunda of the Capitol Thursday to pay
the last mark of respect to the remains of
Gen. Logan, though it is known that many
thousands did so.
CEREMONIES AND FUNERAL GRAFTON IN
THE CAPITOL.
The associated press despatch says that
the sleet of Thursday night, which thickly
enamelled the pavements, gave place Fri
day morning to heavy fog and almost
rainfall. Two inches of thaw, snow and
ice, which covered the ground, made
marching and all outdoor exercise thing
to be dreaded. However, great crowds
made the ir way from early morning towards
the Capitol to review the remains of the
dead statesman, and the time of lying in
state was two short to give an opportunity
for all to pass by.
At II o'clock the doors were closed to the
general public, and while two ranks of
Grand Army men filed on either side of the
bier the understaker screwed down the lid
of the casket. A belated delegation of
friends from Chicago arrived few minutes
later and the casket was reopened to enable
them to take last look at the body. At
1910 the pall-bearers took their places and
conveyed the casket 10 the Senate Chamber.
The Hall of the Senate was tastefully
though not deliberately draped, and the
chair of the dead senator, the second of
the innermost row from the centre aisle,
was covered with Grape. The clerks desk
was almost hidden in bank of floral en-
ble-ns, fanked on the right and left respect
lively by huge anchor of white and an i'm
mense representation of the badge of the
Fifteenth Army Corps. Two or three hun
dred additional chairs had been arranged
| in rows for the accommodation of those
who had been invited to do honor to the de-
ceased Senators came in sngly or in pairs
and took seats assigned them on the left of
the presiding officers desk, leaving the
three front rows vacant.
Al quarter before 10 O'Clock, clad in
theic silken robes of Office, entered without
form Il announcement Chief Justice Waite
and Associate Justices Bradley, Gray, Field
aud Matthews, together with the officers of
the Supreme Court aud took the seats as
signed them to the right Of the presiding
officers desk. Behind them came the
members of the House of Representatives,
headed by the officers of that body, and
were conducted to their seats in rear of the
chamber. The members of the Diplorn attic
corps, many of whom came in dress uni
form, were ushered to seats upon the right,
and behind them came the representatives
of the Observation-Disclosures Bayard,
Endicott, Whitney and Attorney General
Gariand-who were placed in the front row
upon the right. The President was not
able to be present, for, although in better
health than Thursday, his physicians had
counselleo him not to expose himself to the
inclement weather. The chair assigned
him was left vacant.
The galleries were thoroughly filled,
though, thanks to the admirable police
arrangements planned by tine Sergeant-at-
Arms and carried out by his deputies and
assistants, there was no crowding and no.
thing occurred to mar the proceedings.
The seats reserved for the family of the
President were occupied by Mrs Cleveland,
Mrs Folsom, Mrs. Villas, Mrs. Manning
and Mrs. Lamont
At 10 o'clock hush fell over the assem-
bly,, and as the procession of mourners en-
tered the north door of the Chamber every
occupant of seat upon the floor rose to
his feet. Mrs. Logan, heavily yelled, was
supported by her son, John A. Logan, Jr.,
Major and Mrs. Tucker and their son,
Logan Tucker, Cornelius and James "
Logan, brothers of the General; Miss An
drews, the afI1anced of John A. Logan, Jr.,
and Mary Brady, cherished friend OF the
family and for years member of the
household, composed the mourning pro-
cession. They were ushered to seats upon
the left front.
The following mourn ers came before the
funeral procession, headed by Rev. DR..
Newman, the officiating clergyman: Rev.
Dr. Butter, Chaplain, of the Senate; Bishop
Andrews, of the M, f. Church, and Rev.
DR.. o. H. Tiffany, Of Philadelphia, former
pastor of the Metropolitan church of that
city. The honorary pall-bearers we're Gen.
Sherman, Hon. Roscoe Conkling, Senator
Stanford, Postmastsr-General Villas, Gen.
Lucius Fairchild, G. H Andrews, Col.
Grant, DR.. Mcmillan and Gen. John c.
Black. They wore sashes of black, with
shoulder knots Of black and white ribbons
They formed in two lines as they came
within the bar, between which passed the
pail bearers of the Grand Army men bear
ing the casket.
The congressional committee wore wide
sashes of white. The honorary pail bear
ers and the committee we're conducted to
seats on the left centre. Senator Sherman
and Speaker Carlisle occupied chairs at the
presidents desk and the clergy were at the
desk of the secretaries.
The solemn services were begun by the
reading of one of the Psalms by Bishop
Andrews. DR.. Butter read as the burial
service portion of the fifteenth chapter of
Corinthians. Prayer was offered by DR..
Tiffany, and the funeral sermon was de-
livered by Dr. Newman.
At the close of the funeral Grafton b.ne-
diction was pronounced, aud then at the
word of the occupant of the chair (Mr.
Sherman) the funeral procession reformed
in the assigned order and filed out of the
Senate Chamber. On the plaza to the east
Of the Capitol were ranged the carriages
which were to bear the various committees
and the invited guests to the cemetery.
Behind these were entitled the military
organisations which were to form the es-
eort standing at parade rest. Upon the
high marble steps leading to the Senate
and the House wings were masses of people
who had been unable to obtain entrance to
the building, and who fol- an hour and more
stood exposed to the wintry air and the oc-
easional gusts of snow and rain awaiting
the conclusion of the ceremonies in the SEN
ate chamber. AS the casket, preceded by
the pall-bearers, was borne slowly down the
steps of the eastern front the Marine Band
playing the hymn sNearer, My God To